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{{Short description|2008 event streamed live}}
{{About|the 2008 live event|YouTube's Live Streaming feature|YouTube#Live streaming}}
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'''[[YouTube]] Live''' was a 2008 event [[Streaming video|streamed]] live on the [[Internet]] from San Francisco and Tokyo. It was launched November 22–23, 2008. It was hosted by a variety of [[YouTube celebrities]], including [[The Black Eyed Peas]] rapper [[will.i.am]], Tom Dickson of [[Will It Blend]], [[Michael Buckley (Internet celebrity)|Michael Buckley]], [[Happy Tree Friends|The Happy Tree Friends]], [[Fred (YouTube)|Fred]], [[Smosh]], [[Esmée Denters]], [[Bo Burnham]] and singer [[Katy Perry]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-media-youtube-idUSTRE4AB40U20081112|title=YouTube ventures into live event webcasting|date=12 November 2008|access-date=10 September 2016|via=Reuters}}</ref> On April 8, 2011, the channel was closed, effectively removing all videos. It was replaced by the YouTube live section page.

[[Jordan|Jordinian]] [[Queen Rania]] was also honoured at the event with the first YouTube Visionary Award for her efforts to combat [[stereotypes]] and misconceptions associated with [[Arabs]] and [[Muslims]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/11/jordan-queen-ra.html|title=JORDAN: Queen Rania receives YouTube award|date=15 November 2008|access-date=10 September 2016}}</ref> With over 3 million views, Queen Rania created her own channel on [[YouTube]] in March 2008 to start an international conversation, which she called "unscripted, unedited and unfiltered".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/31/jordans-queen-rania-launc_n_94209.html|title=Jordan's Queen Rania Launches YouTube Channel - Huffington Post|date=8 April 2008|access-date=10 September 2016}}</ref>

As a sponsor for the event, [[Flip Video]] gave away a free [[Flip Video Mino]] to many of the audience members to record any of the event. A station to upload videos to YouTube from the Mino was also provided, and promoted, in sponsorship of Flip.

The event was meant to be an annual show, as referenced by Katy Perry at the beginning; however, it remains the only event to date.

==Visionary Award==
In 2008, YouTube honored [[Queen Rania]] of Jordan with the inaugural YouTube Visionary Award. Presenting the award, [[San Francisco]] [[Mayor]] [[Gavin Newsom]] explained the honor as for her "use of technology to instigate social change". The Queen accepted the award via taped message where she spoofed US comedian [[David Letterman]] by copying his Top 10 format in a humorous clip where she explained why she started her channel on [[YouTube]].<ref>
[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081125.wrania1125/BNStory/Entertainment/home "YouTube honours Jordan's Queen"], The Globe and Mail, Nov 25, 2008
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The Queen had launched her channel in March 2008 to break down [[stereotypes]] about the [[Arab]] and [[Muslim]] worlds.<ref>
[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-jordan-queen-rania-youtube,0,4539787.story "Jordan's Queen Rania says YouTube project challenging Arab stereotypes has sparked change"], Associated Press, August 11, 2008
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==References==
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[[Category:2008 in Japan]]
[[Category:2008 in San Francisco]]
[[Category:2008 YouTube events]]

YouTube Live - Revision history

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